Firoz Shah
Forskningsingenjör|Research Engineer
- Professional title: Research Engineer
- Academic title: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Area of responsibility: Analytical services, Project design and supervision, technical support in Mycology and Analytical Chemistry protocols, Analytical Instrument maintenance and support
- Telephone: +46 (0)10-1428833
- Email: firoz.shah@miun.se
- Visitor address: Holmgatan 10
- Room number: O218B
- Location: Sundsvall
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- Employed at the subject:
- Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Natural Science
I am a Research Engineer within NDH, and support multiple projects with R&D and instrumentations as described in the links below.
Previous research projects I was involved in are:
1. BioRem Fiber (Fiberbank remediation)
2. FoodTech (novel food production)
3. BioRem Metal & Energy
Background
I have a research background in Microbiology/mycology, fungal chemistry (enzymes, acids and metabolites), and genomics. Various techniques I have implemented during my career can be briefly categorized under microbiology, enzyme and protein biochemistry, spectroscopic analysis (FT-IR), liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC-MS), transcriptomics (RNA-Seq and Micro-array), and genomics.
2020-2021 Research Engineer/Mycologist, SLU Umeå, Sweden
2018-2019 Biochemist, Lund University, Sweden.
2015-2017 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki-Viikki Campus, Finland.
2014-2015 Research Assistant (post PhD), Lund University, Sweden.
2009-2014 PhD in Ecology (Microbial Ecology), Lund University, Sweden.
2007-2008 Licent. (M. Phil) Biotechnology, University of Delhi-South Campus, New Delhi, India.
Area of interest
R&D support and laboratory instrumentations within Microbiology, Food Tech, and Environmental Biotechnology.
Teaching and tutoring
2022: Mycoremediation project BioRemFiber/Foodtech-project supervision-ongoing
2021 : Erasmus mobility students from France (2) at SLU Umeå, Sweden
2015-2017 Asst. supervisor to 1 PhD student, University of Helsinki, Finland.
2014-2015: PhD student (1) and postdocs (2) at the Microbial Ecology Group, Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden
Other information
Orcid: 0000-0001-7833-7832
https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/guider-tips/berattelser/forskare-alskar-basta/
Mushroom production within the project Foodtech fermentering.
Research projects
Current
Biochar integrated into composting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Char-CC)
Forest Industry Sustainability with Composites
Finished
Publications
Articles in journals
Shah, F. , Gressler, M. , Nehzati, S. , Op De Beeck, M. , Gentile, L. , Hoffmeister, D. , Persson, P. & Tunlid, A. (2020). Secretion of Iron(III)-Reducing Metabolites during Protein Acquisition by the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Paxillus involutus. Microorganisms, vol. 9: 1, pp. 35-35.
Shah, F. , Mali, T. & Lundell, T. K. (2018). Polyporales Brown Rot Species Fomitopsis pinicola : Enzyme Activity Profiles, Oxalic Acid Production, and Fe 3+ -Reducing Metabolite Secretion. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 84: 8
Kohler, A. , Kuo, A. , Nagy, L. G. , Morin, E. , Barry, K. W. , Buscot, F. , Canbäck, B. , Choi, C. & et al. (2015). Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists. Nature Genetics, vol. 47: 4, pp. 410-415.
Shah, F. , Nicolás, C. , Bentzer, J. , Ellström, M. , Smits, M. , Rineau, F. , Canbäck, B. , Floudas, D. & et al. (2015). Ectomycorrhizal fungi decompose soil organic matter using oxidative mechanisms adapted from saprotrophic ancestors. New Phytologist, vol. 209: 4, pp. 1705-1719.
Shah, F. , Schwenk, D. , Nicolás, C. , Persson, P. , Hoffmeister, D. & Tunlid, A. (2015). Involutin Is an Fe 3+ Reductant Secreted by the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Paxillus involutus during Fenton-Based Decomposition of Organic Matter. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 81: 24, pp. 8427-8433.
Rineau, F. , Shah, F. , Smits, M. M. , Persson, P. , Johansson, T. , Carleer, R. , Troein, C. & Tunlid, A. (2013). Carbon availability triggers the decomposition of plant litter and assimilation of nitrogen by an ectomycorrhizal fungus. The ISME Journal, vol. 7: 10, pp. 2010-2022.
Shah, F. , Rineau, F. , Canbäck, B. , Johansson, T. & Tunlid, A. (2013). The molecular components of the extracellular protein‐degradation pathways of the ectomycorrhizal fungus P axillus involutus. New Phytologist, vol. 200: 3, pp. 875-887.
Shah, F. , Rineau, F. , Canbäck, B. , Johansson, T. & Tunlid, A. (2013). The molecular components of the extracellular protein‐degradation pathways of the ectomycorrhizal fungus P axillus involutus. New Phytologist, vol. 200: 3, pp. 875-887.
Rineau, F. , Roth, D. , Shah, F. , Smits, M. , Johansson, T. , Canbäck, B. , Olsen, P. B. , Persson, P. & et al. (2012). The ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus converts organic matter in plant litter using a trimmed brown‐rot mechanism involving Fenton chemistry. Environmental Microbiology,